Pakistan Team Squad For Asia Cup 2012 And Players List

Pakistan Cricket Board announce the Pakistan Indian Team Squad For Asia Cup 2012. In this Series Pakistan has to face India and that will be surely a great match after the World Cup 2011, where Pakistan lose from India. After the poor performance of the Pakistan team where they were whitewashed by 4-0 in the ODI matches and them also lose T20 matches by 2-1 now this is the...

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Whatmore arrives in Lahore to sign contract

LAHORE: Former Australian batsman Dav Whatmore, who guided Sri Lanka to World Cup glory, arrived here to sign a contract to become Pakistan’s new cricket coach, an official said Friday. The 57-year-old Whatmore, who played seven Tests and one limited overs international for Australia, coached Sri Lanka to the World Cup title in 1996 and also helped Bangladesh reach the second...

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The hub of cricket’s development

DUBAI: Dubai’s status as an east-meets-west business hub is being rivalled in the world of sport with cricket’s state-of-the-art academy, also a home from home for Pakistan’s international brigade. Set up by the International Cricket Council (ICC), in company with Dubai Sports City (DSC) in 2010, the Global Cricket Academy (GCA) caters for players from around the world. Tim...

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Supporters want India-Pakistan series: Gavaskar

ABU DHABI: Batting legend Sunil Gavaskar on Tuesday said he hoped a window could be found to accommodate an India-Pakistan series, as tight schedules were stopping the arch-rivals from playing each other. India suspended all bilateral ties with Pakistan in the wake of the deadly 2008 militant attacks in Mumbai, which New Delhi blamed on extremists based across the border. But...

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International cricket to soon resume in Pakistan: Bangladesh

ISLAMABAD: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Mustafa Kamal said that international cricket will soon be resumed in Pakistan,  Saturday. BCB chief Mustafa Kamal was addressing a press conference along with Interior Minister Rehman Malik in Islamabad and said that both the countries enjoy cordial relationship with each other and Pakistan played a vital role...

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S.Africa to bowl first against New Zealand

AUCKLAND: South Africa won the toss and put New Zealand in to bat in the rain-delayed third and final one-day international at Eden Park on Saturday. South Africa have already wrapped up the series 2-0 and captain AB de Villiers said the emphasis was not to ease up but to secure a clean sweep ahead of the Test series that starts in Dunedin on Wednesday. From the team...

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Cricket: New Zealand drop troubled Ryder for Test

WELLINGTON: Troubled New Zealand cricket star Jesse Ryder was dropped Friday from the squad for the first Test against South Africa but selectors said the move was due to form, and not his latest drinking bout. The 13-man squad includes Rob Nicol and Andrew Ellis, yet to make their Test debuts, and marks the return of captain Ross Taylor who has been sidelined for...

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Cricket: Gayle remains in exile for Aussies visit

ST JOHN'S, Antigua and Barbuda: Former captain Chris Gayle was again overlooked by the West Indies when a 30-man training squad for the forthcoming one-day and Twenty20 series against Australia was announced on Thursday. Gayle hasn't played for the West Indies since last year's World Cup and has been involved in a long-running dispute with the West Indies board. The...

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Cricket: Sri Lanka record thrilling win over Aussies to reach finals

MELBOURNE: Sri Lanka beat Australia by nine runs to reach the finals of the tri one-day series at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday. Sri Lanka held their nerve to win the thrilling game after dismissing Australia for 229 with five balls left in reply to their total of 238. They now face Australia in the best-of-three match finals, starting in Brisbane on Sunday,...

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Inconsistency behind defeat: Misbah

KARACHI: Pakistan cricket captain Misbah-ul-Haq cited lack of consistency by the batsmen as reason for the debacle in ODI and T20 series against England, In an tv interview , the captain noted that all the players are professional and they need to perform. While responding to a question, he said that the team cannot be reformed overnight by appointing a new selection...

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